The opening ABC TV match of the round for 2014 brings together two teams experiencing very different fortunes as high-flying Sydney FC host Perth Glory.

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The opening ABC TV match of the round for 2014 brings together two teams experiencing very different fortunes as high-flying Sydney FC host Perth Glory.

Goals seem assured on Sunday if history is any gauge. The teams have produced the two highest scoring games in the six seasons of the Westfield W-League. The Glory slipped to a remarkable 11-0 loss in Sydney two years ago, only to win 7-5 on home turf last year in an equally astonishing turn-around.

The contest kick-starts an intense month for Sydney who will take to the park six times in 24 days, as the champions make up their postponed matches. The Sky Blues have played out two intense 1-1 draws against fellow title aspirants Melbourne Victory and Brisbane Roar over the past two rounds since their return from the International Women-s Club Championship in Japan. Though both results could have gone either way, the Sky Blues remain the league-s only undefeated side.

Sydney have experience and depth in equal measure, however they will have to make do without the x-factor of Sam Kerr who copped an injury-time red card against the Roar. Also absent will be Ellyse Perry and Anna Green, however captain Danielle Brogan is set to make her long-awaited return from injury.

The Glory heads to Sydney in a different situation to that of their opponents recording four losses, and suffering under a horror injury run. To compound the problem for coach Jamie Harnwell, it is key personnel that have fallen victim to the run of bad luck. Midfield ace Collette McCallum is out for the season, and the Glory will be missing Sasha Andrews for a fortnight with an ankle injury, while Danish star Cecilie Sandvej is suspended after accumulating her fourth yellow card. However Matildas co-captain Kate Gill is hoping to get back on the park against Sydney for the first time since Round 2.